Package-tie.



H. J. LEE.

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION men AUG-8,19H.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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H. J. LEE

PACKAGE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.8.19I4.

Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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2 SHEETSSHEET 2- WM names HENRY J". LEE, 0]? SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA,ASSIGNOB OF THREE-FIFTEENTHS TO HARRY J. BIRTLEY AND FOUR-FIFTEENTI-IS'IO EZRA F. GRAY, 0F SCRANTON, PENN SYLVANIA.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY J. LEE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Scranton in the-county of Lackawannaand State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inPackage-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a package tie, and has for its: primary objectto provide a structure of this character which generally improves thedetails of construction forming the subject-matter embodied in LettersPatent No. 939,040, issued to Henry J. Lee and Ezra F. Gray on or aboutthe 2d day of November, 1909. 9

Another object of the invention is the provision of a package tiewherein the cord is free for any desirable adjustment when tying apackage, the details of construction being of novel form to insurepracticability and service, and which will enable the quick and easytying of the package or its release.

A further object of the invention is the provision ofa tie of thischaracter which is simple in construction, reliable and efficient inoperation, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, com bination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawing :Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the improved tieapplied for binding together a package of letters and detachablysecuring the same thereon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged partly sectional planview of the cord receiving plate and the cord therein. Fig. 3 is abottom plan view thereof. Fig. 1 is an enlarged longitudinal sectionalview of the cord receiving plate. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line5-5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 2. Fig.7 is an edge elevation of the device, looking at the wider end thereof.Fig. 8 is a plan View of a modified form of tie, prior to the bending ofits catch. Fig. 9 is a perspective view ready for use. Fig. 10 is avertical longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 11 is a plan view ofa still further modification, prior to the bending of the catch. Fig. 12is a perspective view of the tie ready for use. Fig. 13 is a viewthereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings. Referring to the drawing in detail, thepackage tie comprises a cord receiver formed from a body 6 made from aplate metal blank that is flattened when out into shape marginally andsubsequently bent into completed form. The body 6 is gradually narrowedfrom one end toward the other, and at the wider end a seam 7 is formedby turning the material outwardly and inwardly against one face of theblank so as to reinforce the same at this edge.

Along each side edge of the body 6 a tubulation 8 is formed by curvingthe blank inwardly and downwardly, thus producing two cylindricalguideways or receivers, the function of which will be hereinafter fullydescribed. The cylindrical receivers or guides. terminate at the wideand narrow ends of the body as shown in the drawing.

Arranged on the outer face of the body 6between the cylindrical guidesor receivers 8 is a double resilient hook 9 formed with securing limbs10 bent reversely with respect to the direction of the bills 11 of thehook, and these limbs 10 are engaged in eyes outstruck from the body 6so that in this manner the hook 9 is fastened upon the body. The eyes 12are arranged contigu ous to the cylindrical guides or receivers, and byreason of the convergent relation of the latter it will be impossiblefor the limbs 10 to work out of the eyes 12 by reason of the contractedspace toward the smaller end of the body between the cylindrical guidesor receivers thereon.

In connection with the device that has been described the cord 13 isemployed, which is of a suitable thickness and length for effective use,the cord being trained through both of the cylindrical guides orreceivers 8, while the ends of the said cord are formed with knots 1 1which prevent the pulling of the ends through the guides or receiversduring the use of the package tie.

It will be noted that by reason of training the ends of the cord 13through the cylindrical guides or receivers a loop is formed by the cordat the larger end of the body to longitudinal sectional embrace apackage of envelops for the bundling and fastening of the same together,the ends of the cord 13 being stretched and engaged between the twobills of the hook 9 for the fastening of the said ends in a manner asshown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

- The package tie is applied as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawing, and by reason of the adjustability of the cord the same can bedrawn tight about the package for the fastening thereof.

To release the package tie from the pack age upon which it is placed itis only necessary to detach the ends of the cord 18 from between thebills of the hook 9 and pull the looped portion formed by the cord so asto slacken it, which will permit the cord to be removed from thepackage.

In Figs. 8, 9 and 10 there is shown a modified form of tie wherein thecord receiver is formed from a body 5 made from plate metal, the samebeing provided with tubulations 16 disposed in convergent relation toeach other at opposite sides of the body, which construction is similarto the construction hereinbefore set forth.

Formed at the wider end of the body 15 is an extension which is cuttoform a double resilient hook 17 the same being bent upwardly andforwardly to overlie the body 15 to form the catch for the cordhereinbefore described. The cord is trained between the body 5 and thedouble hook 17 and between the bills of the latter to engage in agripping bight 18 disposed medially between the bills of the said hookso that the cord will be fastened and prevented from slipping whentrained about a package for the tying thereof.

In Figs. 11, 12 and 13 there is shown a slight further modificationwherein the body 19 is cut toform a resilient tongue 20 medially thereofand disposed longitudinally of the same, the said tongue being furthercut to form a double resilient hook 21 which is positioned relative tothe body 19 on the bending of the tongue 20 in a manner as shown in Fig.13 of the drawing so that the cord may be engaged with the hook 21 forthe fastening of the same in a similar manner as hereinbefore set forth.In the modified forms of the device the double resilient hook is madeintegral with the body of the cord receiver, whereas in the preferredform of construction the double resilient hook is separate from the bodyand fastened thereon as heretofore set forth.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it is thought that the construction and manner ofuse of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore a moreextended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is 1. In combination, a cord receiver of plate materialhaving a tubulation along each side edge thereof, the said tubularportions being disposed in convergent relation with each other, eyesformed on the upper face of said plate and arranged continuous througheach of the tubulations, a hook on said plate between said tubulationshaving the extremities thereof passing through said eyes, and adapted toengage the confronting walls of said tubulations while the hook islocked within the eye.

2. In combination, a cord receiver of plate material having a tubulationalong each side edge thereof, said tubular portions being disposed inconvergent relation with each other, and a hook comprising a singlestrip of material bent intermediate its ends to provide parallelU-shaped members, said hook being located upon said receiving plate andarranged between said tubular portions.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY J. LEE.

Witnesses:

J. M. FABRINGER, JOHN G. ROBINSON.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington. D. G."

